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Syria: Procedures followed by government authorities against an individual who evades conscription, including the documents that are issued, the name of the government offices/authorities involved and the measures taken against the evading individual

Publisher Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Author Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada
Publication Date 18 December 2003
Citation / Document Symbol SYR42260.E
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Information on the procedures followed by government authorities against an individual who evades conscription, including the documents that are issued, the name of the government offices or authorities involved and additional information on the measures taken against the evading individual, could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

Although willing to assist, the Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic, in Ottawa, could not provide the requested information within time constraints without consulting the relevant authorities in Syria.

Defense and Foreign Affairs Handbook. 2002. 15th ed.

Europa World Year Book 2002

IRB Databases

A Researcher from the Dayan Center for Middle Eastern Studies did not respond to a letter requesting information.

WNC/Dialog

Internet sites, including:

Al Bawaba

Amnesty International

AsylumLaw.org

BBC

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2002

European Country of Origin Information Network (ECOI)

GlobalSecurity.org

Human Rights Watch (HRW)

The Middle East Network Information Center (MENIC)

Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA)

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Second periodic report of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations Human Rights Committee under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 25 August 2000.

Syria Gate

SyriaLive.net

Syrian Arab Republic, Ministry of Information

Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC)

Syria Online

United Kingdom, Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND)

War Resisters' International

World Factbook 2003

Search engine:

Google

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